Yana Chaka (Pasco)

Yana Chaka
Yana Chaka
	Yana Chaka Peru
Highest point
Elevation	5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates	10°34′09″S 76°40′21″W [2]
Geography
Location	Peru, Pasco Region
Parent range	Andes

Yana Chaka (Quechua yana black, chaka bridge,[3] "black bridge", hispanicized spelling Yanachaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru whose summit reaches about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Yanahuanca District, west of a lake named Atalaya.[1]

References

escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)
"Cerro Puyhuanccocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

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[escale-1] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region)

[ign1-2] "Cerro Puyhuanccocha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

[3] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)